Foley
adjective
of or relating to motion-picture sound effects produced manually.
Foley
American
[foh-lee]
/ ˈfoʊ li /
adjective
foley
British
/ ˈfəʊlɪ /
noun
Etymology
Origin of Foley
After Jack Foley, sound-effect pioneer at Universal Pictures in the 1930s
Example Sentences
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You have to ask, “what are we doing to the planet and does that mean we will encounter more diseases?” said Janet Foley, a disease ecologist at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
“We are dysregulating ecosystems and creating more opportunities for contact,” said Foley, the UC Davis veterinarian.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Kate said she and Matt were grateful to family and friends for their support, including her best friend Jade Foley, who stepped in to pay a deposit for the hastily arranged new catering.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Price delivers “Oval Room” with the same steely, straight-ahead tone that Foley had, offering a very faithful reading of the original — but that’s not meant as an insult or a diminishment of Price’s approach.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026
The person this whole tape revolves around…Justin Foley.
From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher
With the metal in colliding knives, the foley work of sand beneath a boot and the glottal roaring of a sandworm, I am reduced to a slack, muttering, awe-struck child.
From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2025
In the interview, Joanna explains what a foley artist does and describes some of her tools and techniques.
From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2022
In our “Explaining Hollywood” series, we offer specific advice for specific careers — including how to become an editor, a publicist, a foley artist and more.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2021
The 90-minute performance will feature two world premieres commissioned to be performed in what the company calls “an exciting live format,” showcasing original music and foley effects executed in front of the audience.
From New York Times ● Dec. 16, 2021
Today, foley artists work on foley stages and in foley studios, recorded by foley recordists and foley mixers and polished by foley editors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2021
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